Jack the Slipper

Intro

Welcome to Last Call.

You missed the last flight out.

That was Thursday.

Verse 1

Out where the Milky Way runs thin,

Two suns up and the bar lets you in.

Doc shoots bottles off the weather vane,

The sheriff bets he'll miss again.

Then the swing doors creak at half past noon,

Pink bunny slippers cross the room.

Jack sets his pistol on the bar:

"Boys, whose rocket's on my car?"

Chorus

Jack the Slipper! Hide the good stuff!

He came in quiet, now he's loud enough.

Bang goes the jukebox, drinks on the floor,

Those pink little bunnies go sliding through the door.

We shoot all day, we drink till dark—

Then Jack says, "Boys, let's make a start!"

Jack the Slipper! Lord, here we go—

When the first sun sets, he says, "One to go!"

Verse 2

Jack shot the jukebox when it ate his dime,

It played the same damn song three times.

He bought it a whiskey, said, "We're square,"

Then danced with the only unbroken chair.

The sheriff said, "Jack, you're coming with me."

Jack said, "Sure. Can I bring these three?"

He pointed at bottles lined up on the shelf.

The sheriff grabbed two for himself.

Chorus

Jack the Slipper! Hide the good stuff!

He came in quiet, now he's loud enough.

Bang goes the jukebox, drinks on the floor,

Those pink little bunnies go sliding through the door.

We shoot all day, we drink till dark—

Then Jack says, "Boys, let's make a start!"

Jack the Slipper! Lord, here we go—

When the first sun sets, he says, "One to go!"

Verse 3

What happened after dark ain't clear,

But the church bell turned up in my beer.

The sheriff woke up in the choir loft,

One boot on and his eyebrows off.

Jack sat out front at the break of day,

Sweeping the broken glass away.

One pink bunny had a bullet hole.

He said, "That's fine. That's my summer sole."

Slide Guitar Solo

Chorus

Jack the Slipper! Hide the good stuff!

He came in quiet, now he's loud enough.

Bang goes the jukebox, drinks on the floor,

Those pink little bunnies go sliding through the door.

We shoot all day, we drink till dark—

Then Jack says, "Boys, let's make a start!"

Jack the Slipper! Lord, here we go—

When the first sun sets, he says, "One to go!"

Outro

"Jack, you ever think about leaving?"

"Sure, but I'm already in my slippers."